Ask any Christian about prayer and fasting and there will be unanimous agreement about the importance of these two spiritual disciplines in the life of the believer. As Christians, we are taught to pray and we are taught to pray about everything. Yet, if we are honest with ourselves, our prayer lives often mimic our commitment to exercise. …
#Thirsty No More! (The Story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman)
The Urban Dictionary defines a “thirsty woman,” as a certain type of female who relentlessly pursues men through inappropriate dress, language, and aggressive behaviors for the misguided purpose of hoped for intimate encounters of a sexual kind. This may be a contemporary description for our present time; however, we will discover in the story of Jesus …
The Story of Eve – We Fall Down but We Get Up!
Part Three of Three Warning! Please be aware that the story you are about to RE-READ may shock and amaze you. The 3rd narrative of the Adam and Eve chronicles in Genesis, Chapter 3, practically requires this disclaimer. It is a story we think we already know. Certainly, we are very familiar with the figures of the narrative …
The Story of Eve – #You Must Not Know ‘Bout Me!
Part Two of Three What came first – the chicken or the egg? In other words, how can two narratives (Genesis 1 & 2), that tell the same story of creation, be SO very different in their presentations? Or are they? Perhaps, it is our interpretation of these stories that really cause an issue. Based on how …
The Story of Eve – We Are One!
(Part One of Three) Eve, the mother of humanity, and perhaps the most misunderstood and maligned woman of Scripture; makes her appearance in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Eve carries the burden and disfavor of succumbing to the seduction of the serpent; leading Adam into sin; her wanton disobedience to God; and the ultimate fall …
#Call Me VICTORIOUS (for) I am the LIVING PROOF!!
Mary, Martha, & the raising of Lazarus Have you ever waited for God to fix a situation, wondering how and when God would finally show up? Most of us have been there. We prayed for God to come. We needed God right away. We waited, and waited, wondering if and when God would answer our prayer …
Go Big or Go Home – The OFFICIAL”Ride or Die” Chicks of Scripture
The Story of Puah and Shiprah The “Ride or Die” Chick ideal is currently an obsession of contemporary culture, and often the subject of urban musings, music, and mythology. Yet, before “Cookie,” the fictional character of Empire fame, or “Bonnie,” the real life gangster boo who assisted her boyfriend, Clyde, in robbing banks in the 1930s; there …
#The Talk – Daring To Go Beyond Your Own Fence
e” Follow your heart! Follow your passion! Follow your bliss! These (and more) have become cultural mantras for those of us who desire a life with authentic meaning, purpose, and fulfillment. But, what does it really mean to follow your heart, your passion, your bliss, when, so often, these esoteric pursuits feel like moving …
Raising the Bar – The Story of Queen Vashti
INTRODUCTION The experience of disappointment, failure, and rejection is an universal condition. Despite our position, privilege, and/or power in life, or lack thereof; EVERYBODY has been rejected and disappointed in something or someone. Jesus was no exception. Our Messiah was all too familiar with disappointment and rejection: (from His family – “what is He doing …
#Call Me Crazy; but I Think I Found the Love of My Life
You receive the assignment. You pray and prepare. You ready yourself for the moment when the time arrives to do what you have been chosen to do. You enter the room and take the stage, the pulpit, the podium, the microphone, etc. But, instead of acceptance, the atmosphere is charged with negative energy. “Who does …
